Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2022

The Trost Hotels of West Texas

El Paso architecture firm Trost & Trost designed hundreds of buildings throughout the Southwest in the early 1900s, including four famous West Texas hotels: Hotel Paso del Norte in El Paso, Hotel Paisano in Marfa, Hotel El Capitan in Van Horn, and The Gage Hotel in Marathon. Read more about them here. 

Friday, May 26, 2017

The Wide Open Spaces of Big Bend

Welcome to Brewster County, Texas, all 6,169 square miles of it, one of my favorite parts of the state. Take a tour of its offerings with County Judge Eleazar Cano.
Grapevine Hills Trails in Big Bend National Park.

Friday, January 1, 2016

Three Days in Marathon, Texas

This tiny town, known as a gateway to Big Bend National Park, is well worth a visit all on its own. This historic hotel, good food, stargazing, art and nature are some of the local attractions. Read more in my piece for Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.